A task force created by Gov. Schwarzenegger says cities and counties should stop developing the floodplains of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. It also says the state ought to find a better way to send water to the Bay Area and Southern California.

Since the 1950's, American jazz musicians have served as cultural ambassadors abroad. The exchange hasn’t just been one-way. After jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater performed in West Africa, she brought back a greater sense of her own African heritage.